Community Outreach Specialist

🚨 Now Hiring: Assistant Public Involvement Specialist

📍 Akron, OH | Travel up to 25% | 13-Month Contract (Potential for Extension)

We are seeking an Assistant Public Involvement Specialist to support communication and community outreach efforts for large-scale permitting, siting, and construction projects. This is a great opportunity for professionals who enjoy stakeholder engagement, public communications, event coordination, and working on impactful infrastructure projects.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coordinate communication and public involvement activities for multi-year infrastructure and construction projects

• Develop and implement public outreach and communication strategies

• Serve as a liaison between project managers, contractors, stakeholders, and the public

• Assist with newsletters, fact sheets, website updates, news releases, mailing lists, and public inquiries

• Support public meetings, open houses, and outreach events including logistics and stakeholder communications

• Maintain project outreach data and stakeholder management records

• Provide graphic and presentation support for promotional initiatives

• Organize and manage project information files and reporting activities

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Relations, Communications, Environmental Studies, or related field

• 3–10 years of professional experience

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint

• Ability to understand and communicate technical information to the public

• Strong organizational skills with high attention to detail

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment

• Design/presentation software experience is a plus

• Valid driver’s license required

If you are passionate about community engagement, public outreach, and supporting meaningful infrastructure projects, we’d love to connect!

📩 Apply now or message me directly to learn more.